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I’ve been meaning to try doing string art on my own after seeing a lot of home-decor string art pieces in Pinterest but I have no clue what to make. I was wondering if I should make a monogram, a silhouette, a landscape or something else and soon I totally forgot about it. Just in time for Halloween season, I surfed around Pinterest again for Halloween inspirations and saw a lot of spider craft tutorials. And that’s when I know what to make for my Halloween home-decor. String art spider web it is!Continue reading →

I made these mini felt pumpkins for contributor post atA Nest for All Seasonslast year and thought of sharing it today here! They are very easy to make and require only small pieces of felt scraps. Read on to see the how to!Continue reading →

Hello October! Wow, I can’t believe we are just 3 months away from the New Year! Time flies so fast! By the end of this month, we are celebrating Halloween and I thought I would like to start the month with a Halloween-inspired craft. Here goes the toothpicks broom!Continue reading →

Okay, this is my first time cutting up my clothes so I was a bit scared when I made this. Although I was using a shorts that I have been wearing at home three times a week for a year (yeah, it’s pretty worn out), I was still nervous about it. Anyhow, I overcame that fear and did it anyway; thinking that summer is over, and this summer-looking worn out shorts is going to be either kept inside the box and never be seen again or thrown away. I decided to upcycle it into a bag and actually satisfied with the result. Here goes the how-to!Continue reading →

I’m a fan of backpack bags and I use mine everyday! I prefer using a backpack because it can balance the weight on both my shoulders and it’s more unlikely to fall off. But, the downside of the bag is that whenever I need my wallet or my commuter pass, I’ll need to take it off before I can look for what I want, which is kind of frustrating sometimes when I’m in a rush (mine is a zipper type with a fold-over, double frustration!). And so I made this simple card holder to hold my train pass that I can just clip it on my backpack strap.Continue reading →

Today’s post is more like a tip rather than a craft. Do you use sandpaper a lot when you are making your artwork or craft? I recently use it a lot and I was taught how to make sanding easier so that you won’t hurt your finger… and the sandpaper. The trick is really simple, you just need to paste your sandpaper onto something flat. But as I think it’s a bit hard to hold, I add a handle to it so I can use it even easier. Here goes your sanding brush!Continue reading →

So here we are today for the final item from the drinking straw series. This time, we are using the drinking straws to make a place card holder. It’s a very simple craft and takes only a couple of minutes to make one (the card design took much longer time for me!). So, shall we get started?Continue reading →

Hi everyone! Still in the drinking straw challenge series, today I’m sharing this quick tutorial on how to make a frame from just drinking straws! It’s a very lightweight frame (obviously!) and you can customize the color of the frame with your one favorite color or color combos. Go get your straws now and let’s get started!Continue reading →

The drinking straw challenge continues! Today we are making a bracelet by beading the ‘straw beads’. For this round, you basically just need 3 simple things that you probably already have at home! Read through to learn how to make your own ‘straw beads’ and craft yourself your own unique beaded bracelet!Continue reading →